Wall-paper-hanging device.



W. J. DUNN & H. B. TAYLOR.

WALL PAPER HANGING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 0013,1910.

Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

2 SHEETSSHEET 1 lTN SEE ElGl. INVENTURE W ILL IAM J. D LINN.

HENRY E. TAYL DH.

W. J. DUNN & H. B. TAYLOR.

WALL PAPER HANGING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 0013,1910.

Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

W E l WILLIAM J. DUNN. HENRY 15.1 YLEIH.

5 H a T N E v paper passes,

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To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT orFicE.

WILLIAM J. norm sin) HENRY B. TAYLOR, or iaoiv'rnnan, QUEBEC, CANADA, ASSIGN- ons 'I'O STANDARD macnmns nrmrnn, or monrnnar, eunrnc, onus.

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. Application flledjictober a, 1910. 'seriarrro. 585,021.

Be it known that we, WILLIAM J. DUNN and HENRY B. TAYLOR, 'bothof thecity of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec and Dominion of Canada, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Wall- Paper-HangingDevices, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in wall paper hanging devices andthe object is to provide a simple and inexpensive machine which willquickly and easily hang, accurately trim and paste the paper.

A further object is to provide a device which will hold the trimmed andpasted paper conveniently for matching the pattern of the paper alreadyhung, and which will cut the paper transversely when the pattern hasbeen matched.

A still further object is to provide means for cutting the paper to anywidth when working around door, windows, etc.

Another object is to provide a machine of this character which maybequickly'and easily adjustedto any height of room or any standard widthof paper, and which may be operated from the floor.

To accomplish these, objects,

the'floor, having at the top thereof a paper handling device driven by asuitable belt from a pulley conveniently located on-the support. Thepaper handling device comprises a paper roll support, a pair of feedingrolls having trimmers on the ends thereof, a paste reservoir containinga revolving drum over which the and finally a pair of discharge Amanually controlled cutter is provided outside the discharge rolls forsevering the trimmed and pasted paper after the same is adjusted toposition on the wall.

In the drawings which illustrate our inventionand throughout all thefigures of which similar numerals refer to corresponding part-sz-F1gure1 1s a general slde elevation of the device in operation. Fig. 2 is anenlarged side elevation of the paper handling device. Fig. 3 is avertical section of the paper handling device, on the line 10-11 of Fig.4. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the paper handling'device. Fig. 5 is a frontelevation of the same, partly in sec- "rolls showing the trimmers.

we provide. an extensible support, adapted to'stand ona... Fig. 6 is afront elevation Qf the feed Fig. 7 1s a Patented Dec. 16,1912."

front elevation of he adjustable cutters in I operative relation. Fig. 8is a fragmentary section on the line 12 13 of Fig. 2, and shows themethod of suspending the paste reservoir. Fig. 9 is an enlarged detailview of the support extending device.

In the drawings, 14 designates the base I upon which the machine stands,15 the lower tubular members of the support, and 16 the upper members ofthe support which telescope within the'lower members and are preferablysolid. A small housing 17 fixed near the top of each of the tubularmembers 15, and each contains a gear 18 .which meshes with teeth 19formed on the members 16 so that the said members constitutereciprocatable racks. A crank 20 is provided for rotating the gears toraise the rack members 16,- and small pawls 21 to hold the gearsagainshrotation are provided in the housings 17 Mounted on the upperends of the racks 16, are a pair of similar side-plates 22 connected atthe back byrods 23 to form the framework of the paper handling device.At the front of the framework, a. loose paper supporting spindle 24: ismounted in the L'-shaped slots removable for the 26 of paper. The

25, so as to be readily insertion of a. fresh roll space between-theplates 22 is sufficient to allow the insertion of the widest standardpaper used but, in case it is desired to use narrower paper, a smallguide plate 27, such as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5, may be placedon the spindle 24: to keep the shortrroll in proper position. Above andbehind the indle 24, is a revoluble shaft 28 on wh1ch is mounted anadjustable paper guide 29, which may be shifted along the shaftaccording to the width of paper used. The shaft 28 itself forms a guideover which the paper passesto the feed rolls 30 and 30", arranged oneabove the other. On each end of these rolls the trimmers are mounted,each trimmer comprising a frusto-conical roller 31 fixed to the upper ordrive roll 30, and a. grooved roll 32on the lower roll 30, cooperatingwith the fnusto-conical roller to form shears w ich trim of the marginsof the paper and leave the edges perfectly smooth and parallel in orderthat the paper one end of the feed rolls are fixed as to' position,while those on the opposite ends are ad ustable to accord with varyingwidths of margin or varying widths of pa-- per. In order to render theadjustment possible, the body of the rollends'a considerable distancefrom the side plate 22 0 that the trimmers may be readily shifted on theroll spindles 33. The upper trimmer is locked tothe spindle by a setscrew 34, while the lower trimmer. is loose on the spindle but is heldin engagement with the upper one by alight helical spring "35.compressed between itself and the end of the roll. This arrangement bestshown in- Figs. 4 and 6.

The pasting device consists of a paste reservoir 36 containing a largepartially submerged roller 37 which is made hollow and open at the endsso as to leave the maximum of space for the paste. This roller ismounted on a shaft'38. The ends 39 of the paste reservoir extendupwardly to the top of the side plates 22 and are hooked over the sameso as tosupport the paste reservoir, the turned over portions beingseated in depressions 39 in the plates 22. The shaft 38 is mounted inbearings 40 seated in slots in the. ends of the reservoir and plates 22.These bearings are flanged inside and out, as shown best in Fig. 4, andare-accurately fitted so as .to prevent leakage from the reservoir. Thefront edge of the reservoir is provided at the ends with recessed lugs41 adapted to support a shaft 42 carrying the paste scraper 43. -Thescraper 43 is in the form of a plate which is approximately balancedacross the shaft 42, the rear edge thereof extending into contact withthe roller 37 and'the front edge lying adjacent the-feed rolls 30 and30*, so as to form a table to guide the paper when the same is beinginserted in the machine. The front portion 44 of each end of the scraperis turned around the shaft 42 to hold the scraper in place. At each endof the scraper is a rearwardly projecting lug 45 which engages the endsof the paste roller 37 andscrapes the paste therefrom so that surpluspaste will not be deposited on the edges of the paper where itwouldsqueeze through the joint when the paper is pressed against the wall.The amount of paste supplied by the roll 37 is regulated by the scraper,which may be raised or lowered by turning the finger nuts 46. These nuts46 are grooved to engage pins 47 projecting from the ends of thereservoir and are thereby held against reciprocation, so that by turning the nuts, the threaded rods 48, pivotally attached to the scraper onwhich the nuts are mounted, will be moved vertically to adjust thescrapen The rods. 48 are pivotally attached to the scraper in order thatthey may be easily swung inwardly to disengage the nuts from the pins 47and allow the scraper and shaft 42 to be readily lifted from the lugs 41for cleaning, or for the removal of the roller 37. By first removing theheavy idler roll 49 which is'mounted in slots 50 inthe reservoir endsand plates 22,

the entire pasting device, comprising'the reservoir, paste roller andscraper, may be lifted out of the machinein one operation and without inany way disturbing the paper in the machine. This feature'is of greatconvenience for cleaning or filling. the

device while in operation, and also greatly facilitates the changing ofpaste rollers and scrapers when a different width of paper is to beused. This changing of the paste roller for different widths of paper isnecessary' as the rollermust be of such length as to deliver paste towithin, say, 3 2' of an inch of the trimmed edgeof the paper to allow. I

is pressed against the wall. If the paste for expansion of the pastewhen the paper roller'is larger, the paste is delivered to the very edgeof the paper and, if it does not immediately flow over the edge of thepaper,

it will do sowhen the paper is hung and thus mar the finished work. Eachlength of paste roller requires a correspond ng scraper inorder to keepthe ends of the roller free from paste. To overcome. the

necessity of having different. rollers for different widths of paper,the roller 37 isprovided with one or. more removable sections 37, whichmay be slipped off the shaft 38 and thus shorten the roller for use withnarrow paper.

A de plate 51 is fixed between the plates 22 in front of the feed rollsand serves to guide the paper between the rolls when the machine isbeing prepared for use.

Between the guide plate 51 and the shaft 28, a pair of shafts 52 and 52are journaled one above theother, in the plates 22, and

each carries an adjustable cutter, which cut- I ters cooperate to cutthe paper to any width when working around doors and windows,

. or in corners. The cutter 53 on the upper graduated shaft 52 isadjustable to any point on the shaft where it may be locked by means ofa set screw 54, while the cutter 1 p leng h whi e t e pper roll isformed of aplurality of short rollers or wheels 60 spaced well apart onthe shaft 61. These rollers in a horizontal line with the contactingsurfaces of the discharge rolls, is a horizontal cutting table 63 havinga longitudinal slot 64 therein. This table projects beyond the front ofthe device, as clearly shown in the drawings, in order to allow the bodyof the machine some clearance from the wall. Above the table 63" is ahousing 65 which projects considerably beyond the end plates 22. Withinthe housing is a small carriage 66 having a cutting wheel 67 'ournaledin the lower portion thereof and a apted to ,cooperate with one edge ofthe table slot 64, to form shears for cutting the paper transversely.The slot 64 also acts as a guide or track for the carriage,,which isheld in close contact therewith by means of a semi-elliptical spring 68mounted within the top of the housing 65 and engaged by rollers 69 onthe top of the carriage. The shifting of the carriage is accomplished bymeans of cords or chains 70, of equal length, attached to each endthereof and passing out of the ends of the housing over rollers 71.These cords depend a suitable distance and are provided at the ends withweighted balls-or handles 72. Since the cords 70 are of equal length,one handle will be higher than the other when the carriage is .at theend of its travel, and the operator will, therefore, be enabled so totell at a glance which cord to ull in order to draw the carriage acrosst e device to sever the paper.

The rotation of thevarious rolls and cutters is effected by any suitablegearing opas t e 4.5 erated from a convenient point, such belt gearinshown in the drawings. It is however, 0 vious that chain or wheel gearinor a combination of the two, may be substituted. A large drive pulley 73is mounted on an adjustable bracket 74. on the lower member 15 of thesupport, and is provided with a suitable handle 75. This pulley isconnected by a belt 7 6 with a pulley 77 on the shaft of the upper feedroll 30.

Mounted on the same shaft as the pulley 7 7 are two other pulleys 78.From one ofthe pulleys 78, a crossed belt 79 runs to the pulley 80 onthe drive shaft 38 of the paste roller 37, while from the other pulley78 a belt 81 runs to the pulley 82 on the shaft 61 of the. upperdischarge roll. This belt also passes over and drives thepulley 83 onthe upper shaft 52 ofthe adjustable cutters.

All the feed rolls are preferably of rubber mounted on metal coresorshafts.

All the cutting devices comprise two coiiperating members which act likeshears and, therefore, preclude any possibility of tearing the paper.Only one member of each pair of rolls or cutters is positively driven,the other member revolving by frictional contact with the driven memberor moving paper.

In setting up the machine, the paste reservoir is first filled and thescraper adjusted according to the thickness of paste used. The paperroll 26 is then placed on the spindle 24 and inserted in themachine andthe paper passed over the shaft 28, be

tween the shafts 52 and 52 over the guide 51 and between the feed rolls30 and 30 The roll 49 is preferably removed and the paper drawnback overthe paste roller 37 and the roll 49 replaced over the paper. The paperis then drawn forward and passed over the guide 62 between the dischargerolls 59 and 60, and over the cutting table. If, in the latter part ofthis operachine, it will be coated with paste as i passes over theroller 37, so that there will be only a very smallamount of waste causedby unpasted paper. This waste portion may be trimmed ofl. if desired bypulling the higher of the two handles 72, so as to draw the carriage 66across the paper, the cutting wheel 67 therein cooperating with thetable slot 64 to form shears which sever the paper and at the same timecut theends at exactly right angles with the side edges thereof. Thedevice is now moved'up to the wall 84 to be papered and the support extended by turning the crank 20 until the paper handling device is raisedto the correct height. The correct height may be ascertained bymeasuring 'the distance from the picture molding 85, cornice or ceilingto the top of the cutting table, which distance should equal thedistance from the front edge of the table to the cutting slot, in orderthat when the paper lying horizontally on the table is severed and swungto a vertical position, it will exactly reach the picture molding 85.When the machine has been set as to height, the bracket 74 carrying thedrive pulley 73 is adjusted to properly tension the belt 76. The drivingpulley is now rotated to operate the paper handling mechanism whichdelivers the 'tion the, paper is drawn through the ma i trimmed andpasted paper, the paper being dam and heavy with paste does not curl butalls in a vertical line from the edge of the cuttingtable. When thelower end of the paper strip reaches the skirt board 86,

I to. sever the same.' The machine is moved to one side and the paperpressed into place Y in the usual manner. 'The next length of paperislowered in the same way until the pattern on the two strips matches,andis thensevered at the top as before. *When a door, window or corner,is reached, the adjustable cutters 53 and 55* are adjusted on theirshafts 52'Qand 52' to cutJa strip of paper the required width., .Insetting the cutters 53. and 55', th e distance ismeasured from thestationaryend trimmers 31 and 32,

the cutters being set as shown in Fig. 7. Otherwise the operationis thesame. As the paper passes between the feed rolls :and 30, it also passesbetween the trimmers mounted on the ends of these rolls and-the edgestrimmed perfectly smooth and parallel by the overlapping cut-tin edgesof the cutters, as will be easily un erstood by aninspection of Figs. 5and 7. The roller 37 revolves through the paste'inthe reservoir 36 andraises a constant fresh supply therefrom, the amount of which is gagedby the scraper 413 beforeitis deposited on the paper passing over. theroller. Wall paper is always rolled with the face or pattern side in andit will be'obvious from Fig. 3, that by taking the paper from the backof the roll 26, as shown, the reverse side will be in contact with thepaste roller. By doubling the paper around the roll 49, it is dischargedover the edge of the cutting table with the pasted side away from themachine and toward the-wall, so that after the paper roll is onceinserted in the ma-' chine, it need not be touched by the operatorshands at all, thus eliminating any danger of soiling. The trimming fromthe edgesof the paper will pass down through the space at the ends ofthe. scraper formed 38 when a different width of paper is used.

As the "scraper cannot be conveniently made in sections, a small bar 45is adjustably mounted thereon so that it maybe slipped out to scrape theend of the roll when the portion 37 't-hereof is removed, as indicatedin Fig. 4. I

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is .1.- A paperhanging machine comprising telescoping supports, means for verticallyadjusting the supports, a paper pasting and trimmingdevice mounted atthe top of said supports, a device on the lower portion of one of thesupports for operating the pasting andtrimming device,.and means foradjust- I justab ing said operatin device te maintain the '2. A. paperhanging machine comprising a'telescoplng support having toothed uppermembers pinions cooperatin' with said upper members to vertically ad ustthe same, a

paper trimming and pasting device mounted at the toplofsald support,

e trimming and lpasting device a y mounted on the ower members of thesupport. 3.- A aper hanging machine comprisi a vertical y adjustable suport' having tub ar crating t lower members and toot ed up er membersslidable within the lower mem rs, pinions ad acent the top of the lowermembers meshing with the upper members, locking pawlsfor said pinions, apaper trimming and pasting devjice mounted at the top of the" d meansfor 05:

same a. constant istance from the. paper pasting and trimming device.

upper members of said support, and operating'mecllanism forsaid-trimming and pasting device slidably mounted on the lower membersof the support to maintain a con--- stant distance from said trimmingand past-1 ing device.

4. A paper hanging machine comprising a telescoping support, rack andpinion mechanism for vertically adjusting said support, a paper carryingdevice mounted at .the top of said support containing paper edgetrimmlng knives, a paper pastlng device, atransverse paperclittingknife, and an auxiliary paper cutting device.

5. In a paper hanging machine, a suitable support, a paper carrier atthe top thereof, means for vertically adjusting the paper carrier, apasting device in said paper carrier comprlsing. a paste trough, asectional roller partially submerged therein, an

adjustable face scraperfor the roller, an ad-' ustable end scrapermounted on the face scraper, paper'edge'trimming knives, and .a

transverse paper cutting kni 6. In a paper hanging machine, a suitablesupport, a paper carrier at the top thereof, means for verticallyadjusting said paper carrier, a pasting device therein comprising apaste trough and a sectional paste roller, paper edge trimming andtransverse paper cutting knives in said paper carrier, and a paper guideadjustable to aline the paper with the paste roller.

7. A paper hanging machine comprising tubular supports, a paper carryingdevice having toothed legs slidable in said supports, vpinions'adjacentthe top of the supports cooperating with thelegs to vertically adjustthe paper carrying device, said paper carrying device comprising a paperpasting device, means for regulating theamount of paste delivered bysaid pasting. device, paper edge trimming knives, a transverse paperfitting knife, and auxiliary paper cutting ives.

10 paper carrying device, moun 8. In a wall paper hanging machinevertically adjustable supports, a frame mounted on said supports,containing a paper carrying spindle, feed rolls, paper edge trimming 5knives, a paper pasting device, a transverse paper cutting knife, and anauxiliary paper trimming device.

9. In a wall paper hanging machine a suitable support, a verticallyadjustahle on said supports, paper edge trimming knives, a paper endcuttlng means and a paper pastlng means in said carrying device, meansfor regulating the amount of paste delivered by said pasting means, andauxiliary paper cut- 15 ting knives ad'ustable to divide the trimmedpaper longitu inally.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM J. DUNN. HENRY B. TAYLOR. Witnesses:

STUART R. W. ALLEN, E. R. MCKENZIE.

